PENERAPAN MINDFULLNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) DALAM UPAYA MENURUNKAN KECEMASAN IBU HAMIL DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Christy N M Hitijahubessy
JURNAL ABDI MERCUSUAR December 30, 2022 DOI: 10.36984/jam.v2i2.358 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | One-group pre-post test (service research) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Pregnant women at the Christina M Tiahahu Health Center |
| Duration | 7 to 15 November 2022 |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | After the MBCT intervention, pregnant women's anxiety decreased from moderate-to-severe to mild-to-moderate, and their knowledge about pregnancy during Covid-19, anxiety dangers, and MBCT increased. |
Abstract
Pandemic is an infectious disease that attacks the human respiratory system. This disease is especially susceptible to people over 60 years of age and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk, including pregnant women. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy is defined as a form of psychological therapy that provides attention in a specific way: intentionally, in the moment, and nonjudgmentally. MBCT is a process of accepting things as they are and approaching situations with an open mind reducing tension and fear and increasing trust. Mindfulness can provide support to mothers both during the perinatal period and beyond. Method : The method used in this activity is training with a service research strategy, namely one grub pre post test. The implementation time is from 7 to 15 November 2022 at the Christina M Tiahahu Health Center with the target being pregnant women. Result: The results show the successful achievement of PkM in increasing pregnant women's knowledge about pregnancy during the Covid-19 Pandemic, the dangers of anxiety in pregnancy and MBCT for pregnant women. This is proven through an increase in knowledge about Pregnancy during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Good category from 20% to 57%, the dangers of anxiety in pregnancy in the Good category from 30% to 67% and MBCT for pregnant women in the good category from 3% to 44%. The statistical test results showed that there was a decrease in the anxiety of pregnant women after the MBCT intervention, where before the action the average participant had moderate to severe levels of anxiety and after the MBCT intervention their anxiety was in the mild and moderate category.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |